Göken Surname

355,117th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,024 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Göken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Göken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6891:116,84414,367
Turkey3141:247,83917,242
Northern Cyprus171:18,7654,655
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

The alternate forms: Goken (124) are calculated separately.

Göken (69) may also be a first name.

Göken Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Göken Come From? nationality or country of origin

Göken occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Goken. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Göken? popularity and diffusion

It is the 355,117th most frequently occurring surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 7,116,744 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 72 percent of Göken reside; 67 percent reside in Western Europe and 67 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,171,416th most frequently used first name in the world, held by 69 people.

The surname Göken is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 689 people, or 1 in 116,844. In Germany it is most frequent in: Lower Saxony, where 78 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent live and Bremen, where 2 percent live. Beside Germany this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Turkey, where 31 percent live and Northern Cyprus, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goken93124/
Göcken91119/
Gökkent831/
Gaken8052/
Geken8051/
Gäken8022/
Gökün801/
Goeken73876/
Gakuen73277/
Gocken73232/
Göking7324/
Gieken735/
Gakken733/
Goëken731/
Gheken730/
Gaeken730/
Gokeen730/
Göcking67297/
Goecken6720/
Gokienė677/
Gakienė673/
Gecn673/
Geqn671/
Gheuken670/
Gackienė625/
Gokin60209/
Gekin60166/
Gakin60157/
Goqen601/
Gekkin5554/
Geckin5515/
Gäking558/
Goekin558/
Ghaqen556/
Kgokin553/
Gögcin551/
Gockin551/
Gegkin551/
Ghekin550/
Gaequin500/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Göken
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